Julia (2021 film)

Julia
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Julie Cohen Betsy West
Produced by	Julie Cohen Betsy West Justin Wilkes Sara Bernstein Holly Siegel
Cinematography	Claudia Raschke Nanda Fernandez Brédillard
Edited by	Carla Gutierrez
Music by	Rachel Portman
Production companies	CNN Films Imagine Documentaries Storyville Films
Distributed by	Sony Pictures Classics
Release dates	September 3, 2021 (2021-09-03) (Telluride) November 5, 2021 (2021-11-05) (United States)
Running time	95 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$490,820[1][2]

Julia is a 2021 American documentary film directed and produced by Julie Cohen and Betsy West. The documentary chronicles the life of Julia Child. Brian Grazer and Ron Howard serve as executive producers.

The film had its world premiere at the 48th Telluride Film Festival on September 3, 2021. It was released on November 5, 2021, by Sony Pictures Classics.

Synopsis

The film chronicles the life of Julia Child.

Production

In October 2019, it was announced Julie Cohen and Betsy West (RBG) would direct, with executive producers Alex Prud'homme and Ron Howard under Imagine Entertainment, alongside CNN Films.^[3] The film is produced with cooperation of Child's friends and family, and the Julia Child Foundation.^[4]

Release

In April 2020, Sony Pictures Classics acquired distribution rights to the film.^[5] It had its premiere at the Telluride Film Festival on September 3, 2021.^[6][7] It was also screened at the 2021 Toronto International Film Festival on September 12, 2021.^[8] It was released on November 5, 2021.^[9] Julia premiered on May 30, 2022 (Memorial Day) on CNN.^[10]

Reception

The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes categorizing the reviews as positive or negative, assessed 98% of 96 reviews to be positive. Among the reviews, it determined an average rating of 7.80 out of 10.^[11] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 71 out of 100 based on 20 critical reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".^[12]

References

1. "Julia (2021)". The Numbers. Nash Information Services, LLC. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
2. "Julia (2021)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
3. Lang, Brent (October 8, 2019). "'RBG' Filmmakers Cook Up Next Project: A Julia Child Documentary (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Archived from the original on June 21, 2020. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
4. "Sony Pictures Classics Acquires Betsy West's and Julie Cohen's Upcoming Julia Child Documentary". CNN. April 20, 2020. Archived from the original on June 15, 2020. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
5. Wiseman, Andreas (April 17, 2020). "Sony Classics Acquires World Rights To Julia Child Doc By 'RBG' Directors, Imagine & CNN Films". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on April 29, 2020. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
6. "Telluride Film Festival Program Guide" (PDF). Telluride Film Festival. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 1, 2021. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
7. Hammond, Pete (September 1, 2021). "Telluride Film Festival: Will Smith's 'King Richard', Peter Dinklage Musical 'Cyrano', Joaquin Phoenix In 'C'mon C'mon', Ken Branagh's 'Belfast' Set To Premiere". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on October 6, 2021. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
8. "Julia Child doc, Colin Kaepernick drama, CBC genderfluid dramedy join TIFF lineup" Archived August 14, 2021, at the Wayback Machine. Victoria Times-Colonist, August 13, 2021.
9. "Sony Pictures Classics to Release Betsy West and Julie Cohen's Julia Child Documentary 'Julia' In Theaters November 5". Sony Pictures. August 24, 2021. Archived from the original on August 27, 2021. Retrieved August 27, 2021.
10. "CNN Films to Premiere 'Deliciously Big-Hearted' Julia Child Doc for TV on May 30". CNN Pressroom. May 10, 2022. Archived from the original on May 16, 2022. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
11. "Julia". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Archived from the original on January 3, 2022. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
12. "Julia", Metacritic, Fandom, Inc., retrieved December 6, 2021

External links

• Official website
• Julia at IMDb